{"id":6957,"date":"2021-11-05T20:59:33","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T20:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truehost.co.ke\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=6957"},"modified":"2024-06-07T13:03:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T13:03:02","password":"","slug":"how-to-create-mysql-backup-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-create-mysql-backup-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create MySQL backup in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MySQL databases have a way to backup into sql files. These files ends with .sql extensions. .sql files can be used as a backup for your database and are portable. They can be restored anywhere on other MySQL databases seamlessly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are 2 ways of getting your database backup<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using the Backup feature in cPanel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1.Login to cPanel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Go to Backup icon under Files section<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-49-17-cPanel-Main.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6958\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-49-17-cPanel-Main.png 944w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-49-17-cPanel-Main-300x64.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-49-17-cPanel-Main-768x164.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-49-17-cPanel-Main-50x11.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-49-17-cPanel-Main-920x197.png 920w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-49-17-cPanel-Main-600x128.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-49-17-cPanel-Main-320x68.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3.Click on the Databases listed, one at a time. They will prompt for download so you can save them locally<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-52-14-cPanel-Backup-1024x417.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-52-14-cPanel-Backup-1024x417.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-52-14-cPanel-Backup-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-52-14-cPanel-Backup-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-52-14-cPanel-Backup-50x20.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-52-14-cPanel-Backup-920x375.png 920w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-52-14-cPanel-Backup-600x244.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-52-14-cPanel-Backup-320x130.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-52-14-cPanel-Backup.png 1257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Using phpMyAdmin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1.Login to cPanel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.Go to phpMyAdmin icon under Databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"938\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-54-53-cPanel-Main.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-54-53-cPanel-Main.png 938w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-54-53-cPanel-Main-300x51.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-54-53-cPanel-Main-768x130.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-54-53-cPanel-Main-50x8.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-54-53-cPanel-Main-920x156.png 920w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-54-53-cPanel-Main-600x102.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-54-53-cPanel-Main-320x54.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. From your left side, select the database you want to backup then click <strong>Export<\/strong> then <strong>Go<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-55-30-lim106-truehost-cloud-localhost-information_schema-phpMyAdmin-4-9-7-1024x486.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-55-30-lim106-truehost-cloud-localhost-information_schema-phpMyAdmin-4-9-7-1024x486.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-55-30-lim106-truehost-cloud-localhost-information_schema-phpMyAdmin-4-9-7-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-55-30-lim106-truehost-cloud-localhost-information_schema-phpMyAdmin-4-9-7-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-55-30-lim106-truehost-cloud-localhost-information_schema-phpMyAdmin-4-9-7-50x24.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-55-30-lim106-truehost-cloud-localhost-information_schema-phpMyAdmin-4-9-7-920x436.png 920w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-55-30-lim106-truehost-cloud-localhost-information_schema-phpMyAdmin-4-9-7-600x285.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-55-30-lim106-truehost-cloud-localhost-information_schema-phpMyAdmin-4-9-7-320x152.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-05-at-23-55-30-lim106-truehost-cloud-localhost-information_schema-phpMyAdmin-4-9-7.png 1322w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will get a prompt to download  a file which you should save n your computer. 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